TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER     WONGA BEACH

It is the first day of spring – not that it makes any difference up here. There are not the flowering bulbs and wattles of a southern spring.

We relaxed at Wonga for much of the day. Read. Walked on the beach.

My face is definitely swollen from the problem tooth. Still need Panadol sometimes, but clearly the penicillin has eased the acute problem.

Drove into Mossman and bought groceries – $111 – and a book each from the bookshop there. That was a treat for us that cost $40.

Tea was a haricot bean stew, that I thought was quite tasty.